DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 8.7 - - 15.7 - - 20.1 - - 14.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 28 - - -5 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 358 - - 719 - - 438 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 917 - - 918 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1247 - - 1608 - - 1327 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 794 - - 711 - - 1293 - - 211 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 63 - - 113 - - 29 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 20 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 223 - - 230 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1371 - - -1330 - - -1173 - - -760 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2618 - - 2938 - - 2500 - - 1694 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21557 - - -19823 - - -17279 - - -17815 ODpotential blCL - - - 22804 - - 21431 - - 18606 - - 18749 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 65 - - 72 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.7 - - 15.7 - - 20.1 - - 14.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.0 - - 6.4 - - 12.8 - - 11.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 8.9 - - 15.7 - - 20.7 - - 18.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 0.6 - - 5.3 - - 12.3 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 28 - - -5 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 358 - - 719 - - 438 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95266 57 330 72 330 68 325 76 324 95266 88491 58 328 63 319 68 318 68 315 88491 83240 55 325 54 314 59 317 53 310 83240 78795 46 312 49 307 55 303 47 316 78795 74910 44 309 51 299 54 294 48 308 74910 71452 49 302 47 287 51 293 45 299 71452 68288 49 298 42 289 51 295 47 307 68288 65358 45 308 47 298 54 297 55 304 65358 62642 44 309 45 291 49 294 57 289 62642 60007 44 309 39 304 47 290 51 291 60007 57238 49 313 49 319 50 291 58 299 57238 54343 53 309 60 309 57 295 54 303 54343 51558 54 305 63 301 56 296 59 315 51558 49042 57 311 60 305 60 305 69 309 49042 46794 66 309 62 300 63 302 68 302 46794 44764 67 304 64 301 64 308 62 309 44764 42909 66 305 72 310 70 314 73 320 42909 41216 79 307 78 311 79 312 79 315 41216 39667 76 309 78 306 81 308 77 307 39667 38230 84 321 82 306 79 307 71 308 38230 36878 95 318 85 307 78 304 71 309 36878 35574 97 315 86 308 79 303 71 306 35574 34252 94 314 86 309 84 300 74 302 34252 32880 92 314 88 312 89 298 78 300 32880 31459 90 314 86 311 86 298 82 298 31459 29975 88 315 79 308 79 300 78 299 29975 28414 84 318 77 307 77 301 69 304 28414 26779 78 319 77 303 75 302 63 307 26779 25067 70 317 74 301 70 302 62 309 25067 23279 74 310 73 301 66 300 62 309 23279 21416 80 307 73 301 63 301 55 308 21416 19474 83 306 72 303 61 308 49 311 19474 17447 79 307 71 307 58 313 47 312 17447 15372 70 301 62 311 52 322 45 312 15372 13367 64 295 46 305 44 319 37 316 13367 11542 58 296 47 294 41 304 33 310 11542 9922 56 299 46 292 43 297 34 305 9922 8487 50 294 43 300 44 304 35 314 8487 7217 42 282 38 309 40 314 28 323 7217 6093 42 271 34 296 29 317 21 325 6093 5099 44 263 31 279 26 310 20 326 5099 4230 49 259 31 276 24 291 22 318 4230 3477 52 246 36 262 22 277 18 304 3477 2820 48 234 36 243 23 255 16 278 2820 2251 41 220 34 236 21 245 15 256 2251 1780 33 211 27*227 18 235 14 241 1780 1418 28*207 24*223 16*233 12 232 1418 1170 25*206 22 223 14*231 11 216 1170 1019 22 206 19 222 12 230 9*208 1019 934 17 205 15 222 9 229 4*195 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography